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#6DE3CC Color

#6DE3CC is rgb(109, 227, 204) in RGB, hsl(168, 68%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 0%, 10%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6DE3CC
HEX#6DE3CC
RGBrgb(109, 227, 204)
HSLhsl(168, 68%, 66%)
HSVhsv(168, 52%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 10%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(84.1% 0.113 178.9)
LABlab(82.98% -39.13 0.53)
LCHlch(82.98% 39.13 179.23)

What #6DE3CC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #6DE3CC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 8.2Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 10.21Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 10.51Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 11.47Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 12.67Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 13.22

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#6DE3CC Channel Values

How #6DE3CC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 109 · G 227 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 168° · S 68% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 168° · S 52% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.55:1 vs white · 13.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6DE3CC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6DE3CC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6DE3CC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6DE3CC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6DE3CC
Complementary
#E36D85
Analogous
#6DE391
Analogous
#6DC0E3
Triadic
#CC6DE3
Triadic
#E3CC6D
Split comp.
#E36DC0
Split comp.
#E3916D

Tints & Shades of #6DE3CC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#83E7D3
#94EBD9
#A9EFE1
#BAF2E7
#D0F6EE
#E1F9F4

Shades

#47DCBE
#27CEAC
#20A78C
#19856F
#125E4F
#0B382F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6DE3CC.

How #6DE3CC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#6DE3CC
Protanopia#D5D5CC
Protanomaly#B4DBCC
Deuteranopia#C6C6CF
Deuteranomaly#AAD2CE
Tritanopia#74E0E0
Tritanomaly#71E1D8
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6DE3CC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-6de3cc: #6DE3CC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6DE3CC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6de3cc': '#6DE3CC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.427, green: 0.890, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_6de3cc">#6DE3CC</color>
SVG fillfill="#6DE3CC"

More Green Colors

#6DE3CC sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6DE3CC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6DE3CC?

#6DE3CC is a light green — rgb(109, 227, 204) in RGB and hsl(168, 68%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.2.

What is the RGB value of #6DE3CC?

#6DE3CC is rgb(109, 227, 204) — red 109, green 227, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6DE3CC?

#6DE3CC converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 0%, 10%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6DE3CC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6DE3CC scores 1.55:1 against white and 13.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6DE3CC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6DE3CC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 8.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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